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Photos by Mr. Tam Kam Chiu |
Here are images from the Moon Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival. Do you notice the colours?
RED – Good luck, Joy, Prosperity, Celebration, Happiness and a long life
Meaning: Because it’s such an auspicious colour, brides often wear red on their wedding day and red envelopes containing money are given out during holidays and special occasions. In India red is associated with purity, sensuality, and spirituality
YELLOW – Corresponds with earth, Royalty and Power
Meaning: Considered a beautiful and prestigious colour. In Chinese, yellow generates Yin and Yan implying that yellow is the centre of everything, like the sun. Imperial colour. Represents freedom.
BLUE –Complexity
Meaning: Blue is usually seen in combination with green or black. Blue can represent wood and symbolizes spring and brings a positive meaning. Blue stands for healing, trust and a long life. Blue decorations used for longevity and harmony
GREEN – Money and wealth
Meaning: In places like Indonesia, green has traditionally been forbidden. In most eastern cultures, green symbolizes youth, fertility and new life, but can also mean infidelity. In china, green hats are taboo for men because it signals that their wives have committed adultery
WHITE – Complexity, Death
Meaning: Differing from Western and European cultures, in aces like China, Korea, and some other Asian Countries, White represents death, mourning, and bad luck. It is the traditional colour worn at funerals, differing from the west and Europe where black is worn.
PINK – Not to relevant but mostly associated like the rest of the world
PURPLE – Royalty, wealth, spirituality, and nobility around the world.
Meaning: In Japan, historically, only the highest ranked Buddhist monks wore purple robes. In Thailand, however, purple is colour of mourning.
ORANGE – Sacred, Love, Happiness
Meaning: In Hinduism, saffron (soft orange) is considered auspicious and sacred, while in most eastern culture’s orange symbolizes love, happiness, humility, and good health. For example, Buddhist monks’ robes are often orange. Linked to lantern festivals in Thailand.
BROWN – Not very relevant but probably is associated like everywhere else in the world
BLACK – Neutral
Meaning: Black corresponds to water and is considered to be a neutral color in Chinese culture and is the color of heaven. Symbolizes the northern and western sky. This colour represents immortality, knowledge stability and power. Government cars are all black as well as police uniforms.